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Eric Barron takes the helm as Penn State's 18th president

Eric Barron takes the helm as Penn State's 18th president

Penn State President Eric Barron has been busy during his first week in office, meeting with student, faculty and administrative leaders at Penn State. Barron was named Penn State's 18th president on Feb. 17 and began in his new role on May 12.

Eric Barron, 18th president of Penn State, met with Barbara Dewey, Dean of University Libraries at Penn State, on the morning of May 13. President Barron welcomed a variety of staff and administrators to his office for meetings in Old Main throughout his first week as president.

Eric J. Barron, pictured here at his desk in Old Main, began in his new role as Penn State's 18th president on May 12. Barron was named president on Feb. 17, and has nearly 35 years of experience in academic administration, education, research and public service, as well as fiscal management within large and complex institutions.

Penn State President Eric Barron, right, joined David Gray, Senior Vice-President for Finance and Business at Penn State, at the annual University Staff Advisory Council awards ceremony on the afternoon of May 14 at the Nittany Lion Inn.

Penn State President Eric Barron presented Carol Mellott, Assistant Coordinator of Grants and Contracts in Penn State's College of Liberal Arts, with a 2014 University Staff Award during a ceremony held May 14 at the Nittany Lion Inn.